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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 618281, member: 11521"]Where did you get this coin? </p><p> </p><p>My first concern would be whether the coin is genuine or not. You say this is the first Indian Gold you have bought. Am I to assume you are not super, super familiar with these coins? If so, it may not be the wisest thing for you to buy a raw Indian Gold coin.</p><p> </p><p>Indian Gold is heavily, heavily, heavily counterfeited. I cannot say one way or the other whether your coin is genuine or fake from your photos but you brought up a concern about a design feature on your coin that should not be there. That should be a huge warning flag - especially on a raw Indian $2 1/2. It could be clash marks or it could be a counterfeit. </p><p> </p><p>Post larger photos if you can. Also see if you can get the entire coin in focus. The top of the coin is out of focus in both photos. (You may have the coin tilted. Try shooting the photo straight on.)</p><p> </p><p>And . . . </p><p> </p><p>Lots of times counterfeits lack fine details so what you think may be wear could be missing detail that was never there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 618281, member: 11521"]Where did you get this coin? My first concern would be whether the coin is genuine or not. You say this is the first Indian Gold you have bought. Am I to assume you are not super, super familiar with these coins? If so, it may not be the wisest thing for you to buy a raw Indian Gold coin. Indian Gold is heavily, heavily, heavily counterfeited. I cannot say one way or the other whether your coin is genuine or fake from your photos but you brought up a concern about a design feature on your coin that should not be there. That should be a huge warning flag - especially on a raw Indian $2 1/2. It could be clash marks or it could be a counterfeit. Post larger photos if you can. Also see if you can get the entire coin in focus. The top of the coin is out of focus in both photos. (You may have the coin tilted. Try shooting the photo straight on.) And . . . Lots of times counterfeits lack fine details so what you think may be wear could be missing detail that was never there.[/QUOTE]
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